The stall of “Chhattisgarh Herbals” has secured first place in the 8th International Herbal Fair. This fair was organized from 22 to 26 December at Lal Parade Ground in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh. As per the guidelines of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, a stall of “Chhattisgarh Herbals” was set up by Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce Association under the guidance of Forest and Climate Change Minister Mr. Mohammad Akbar. The stall of “Chhattisgarh Herbals” had a special attraction in the fair. This is the reason that the state has got another special achievement with the stall of herbal products of Chhattisgarh getting the first position in the International Herbal Fair. In the International Herbal Fair, Chhattisgarh’s own brand “Chhattisgarh Herbals” has made its impressive appearance in the International Herbal Fair. recorded attendance. More than 120 products of Chhattisgarh Herbals were displayed in the fair. This product is made from such minor forest produce grown on the natural forests of the state, which are certified organic. He had a special attraction among the people. During this, the Forest Minister of Madhya Pradesh also visited the stall of Chhattisgarh Herbals and appreciated the work of Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce Association and their products. In the buyer-seller conference held on 23rd December in the fair, contracts worth about one crore rupees were signed for the wholesale sale of raw minor forest produce of the state, which includes forest produce like Harra Kacharia, Bahera Kacharia, Sabut Harra, Sabut Bahera and Kalmegh. During this, other big businessmen showed keen interest in the samples of various raw forest produce shown to them and expressed their willingness to enter into further agreement. Efforts to expand the Chhattisgarh Herbals sales chain in the state of Madhya Pradesh should also get good success in the fair. And in the near future, the possibility of selling the products of “Chhattisgarh Herbals” in major cities of Madhya Pradesh has increased. It was told by the Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce Association that the collection of minor forest produce used in the manufacture of products of Chhattisgarh Herbals is done by the tribal and other rural communities living in and around the forests of the state. Most of these collectors are women. After the primary processing of these forest produce collected from the forests, it is brought to the Van-Dhan Kendras, where they are processed and value added to produce high quality products. These products are sold through “Sanjeevani Selling Center” and online platforms like Amazon, Flipkart. More than 7000 women self-help groups are working in this work of collection, processing and value addition of minor forest produce in Chhattisgarh, most of whom are from the Scheduled Tribes category. Like this:Like Loading… Continue Reading